Jeanne C. Stuart, 99, of Elmhurst, Illinois, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2024.    Born in Buffalo, New York, to Nathalia (née Vosseller) and Frederick Crane, Jeanne graduated from that city’s Bennett High School in 1942. She earned a full scholarship to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, […]

   Carol E. Wojak, aged 85, passed away December 22, 2024.    Born on December 26, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois. Carol was the oldest child to Louis Loewe and Florence Loewe, nee Hardeland.    Carol is survived by her sons, Alan Wojak(Becki), Steven Wojak, Richard Wojak(Susan), 13 grandchildren , 11 […]

   Thomasine Hoffman, 91, passed away in peace at her Elmhurst home on December 19, 2024.    Born March 12, 1933 in Chicago to Emil and Jessie Garippo, through her gentle smiling spirit and sweet startling humor, Tommye radiated her happy warmth to family, friends and all.    Raised in […]

   Eliane Elium nee Thiebaud, 88, passed away December 11, 2024, surrounded by family. She is the loving mother of Caroline (Tim) Tess, and Dear grandmother of Christine (Ronnie) Schwaegler, Nathan (Claire) Tess, Nick Tess and Alex Tess. Eliane is preceded in death by her divorced husband James Elium, her […]

   MaryLou Johnson, 95, of Elmhurst, IL, passed away on December 7, 2024. MaryLou was born on July 25, 1929, in Charlevoix, MI, to Floyd & Mary Black.    She was a loving wife to Richard, who preceded her in death in 2011. Her legacy of love for family, home, […]

   John Carl Hostetler, 78, passed away peacefully December 2, 2024, surrounded by his wife and children.  John was married 54 years to his beloved wife, Betty.  He was the loving father of Katherine (Tony) Ripper and John (Ashlee) Hostetler, Jr.  Dear grandfather of AJ Ripper, Maddy Ripper, Hazel Ripper […]

   Francis “Frank” Hugh Hamill, 96, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. Born on September 16, 1928, in Elmvale, Ontario, Canada, to Mary McGill and John Hamill, Frank moved to the United States at the age of two. He spent most of his life in Brighton […]

   Rosemary Diane Richard, age 79, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2024, after a courageous battle against leukemia for the past year and a half.    She was born March 3, 1945 in Burlington, IA to Albert and Dorothy Schreiner.    Rosemary was a resident in Elmhurst, IL for […]

   Violet C. Bartels, age 96, of Wood Dale and a former longtime resident of Marengo, Illinois, passed away November 20, 2024.    Violet’s passions were as colorful as her personality. She was an avid reader, a skilled quilter, seamstress, and crocheter, and she relished in a game of cards […]

   Dorothy C. McAnarney, age 105, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2024.   There really was a Dorothy from Kansas.   Dorothy Cleo Bellman was born in Hammond, Kansas in 1919 and raised in Paola, Kansas where she read every children’s book in her small hometown library before age 10. […]